Tony Rothman quotes

Tony Rothman quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“When confronted with the order and beauty of the universe and the strange coincidences of nature, it's very tempting to take the leap of faith from science into religion. I am sure many physicists want to. I only wish they would admit it.”
-- Tony Rothman

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“If you ask a stupid question, you may feel stupid; if you don't ask a stupid question, you remain stupid.”
-- Tony Rothman

Source : Tony Rothman (1995). “Instant Physics: From Aristotle to Einstein, and Beyond”, Ballantine Books

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“Analogies and metaphors have often proved pivotal in expanding our thoughts both within and without science, and so one should not discourage the attempt to synthesize apparent opposites. However, citizens of the New Age often forget that, when they involve science, analogies should be tempered by experiment and calculation.”
-- Tony Rothman

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“The medieval theologian who gazed at the night sky through the eyes of Aristotle and saw angels moving the spheres in harmony has become the modern cosmologist who gazes at the same sky through the eyes of Einstein and sees the hand of God not in angels but in the constants of nature. When confronted with the order and beauty of the universe and the strange coincidences of nature, itÂ¹s very tempting to take the leap of faith from science into religion. I am sure many physicists want to. I only wish they would admit it.”
-- Tony Rothman

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